Foreign registration · Form 40

Michigan Corporation Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

New Hampshire registers a corporation from Michigan as a foreign corporation on Form 40, with $102 in state fees. New Hampshire may ask for Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division using your Michigan records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Michigan and New Hampshire each ask for

	Michigan formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Form 40, Application for Certificate of Authority for Profit Foreign Corporation
State fee	$10	$102 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	michigan.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500, $25, every year	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due	May 15	April 1
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our New Hampshire registered agent

How Michigan companies register with New Hampshire

We prepare and file Form 40
It names us as your New Hampshire registered agent, with your Michigan name and formation date. If New Hampshire wants the Michigan certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Michigan corporation is registered with New Hampshire.

Your Michigan name and New Hampshire's rules

We search New Hampshire's records for Michigan's name on file before anything is filed.

Your New Hampshire agent and the Michigan one

New Hampshire calls it a registered agent; Michigan says resident agent. New Hampshire papers come to us; Michigan's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Michigan and New Hampshire

Each year your corporation files Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Michigan plus New Hampshire comes to $274 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Michigan files Form FLLC-1 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Hampshire company in Michigan

A corporation formed in New Hampshire that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 560 with $60 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Michigan owners ask about New Hampshire

Does my Michigan company need to register in New Hampshire?

Yes, once a Michigan business operates there; New Hampshire registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: New Hampshire issues one to Michigan corporations once the form is approved.

How much does it cost to register a Michigan corporation in New Hampshire?

$301 at checkout; New Hampshire may also want Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and New Hampshire?

$274 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Michigan and $100 to New Hampshire for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

A Michigan company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

Yes: the Michigan resident agent stays, and ours covers New Hampshire for year one.

Can I form a new New Hampshire corporation instead?

Yes, but Michigan keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100), and the original keeps Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500.

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

Michigan companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal of a For-Profit Foreign Corporation; until then, New Hampshire's report stays due alongside Michigan's filings.

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